Photographic shutter.



No. 856.836 PATENTBD JUNE 11, 1907. W. T. & G. G. BARBER. PHOTOGRAPHIG SHUTTER.

APPLIGATIOK FILED MAYZZ. 1906.

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No. 856,886. PATENTED JUNE ll, 1907. WQ T. & Ci G, BARBER.

PHOTOGRAPHIG SHUTTER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY22.1906.

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WILLIAM T. BARBER AND CHARLIE C. BARBER, OF SHELBYVILLE, TENNESSEE.

PHOTOGRAPHIC SHUTTEPa No. 856,836. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented June 1 1, 1907.

Application filed May 22, 1906. Serial No. 318,191.

f0 0, wlwm it may OOH preferred material. Secured to the inner Be it known that we, WILLIAM T. BARBER 5 face of one side of said camera is our imand CHARLIE O. BARBER, citizens of the j proved form of shutter, said shutter com- United States, residing at Shelbyville, in the prising a pair of cooperating plates 2 and 3, county of Bedford and State of Tennessee, 1 said plates being provided with exposure have invented certain new and useful Imopenings 4 and 5 respectively. Each of the provements in Photographic Shutters and plates 2 and 3 are provided at one end with a we do hereby declare the following to be a projection 6 and 7 respectively, said projecfull, clear, and exact description of the intions having oppositely disposed slots 8 and vention, such as will enable others skilled in l 9 respectively, said slotsbeing so arranged the art to which it appertains to make and 3 that when the plates are abutted against use the same. 1 each other, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3, their Our invention relates to new and useful lower ends will register with each other. improvements in camera shutters and more The plates 2 and 3 are hinged together at particularly to that class adapted to be used 1 their lower ends as shown at 10. The pin 11 in connection with cameras where two exuniting the hinged portions of said plates 2 posures of the same object are made at the l and 3 is extended into the frame 1, thereby same time.

Our object is to provide a shutter of this frame. class which will be cheap, durable and efli- Secured to the frame 1 in juxta-position to cient and one that can be varied to take a the hinge 10 is a bracket 12, said bracket time or instantaneous exposure. 1 forming a support for the shutter controlling Other objects and advantages will be more device, said device comprising telescoping clearly set forth in the accompanying speeifimembers 13 and 1 1, the member 1 1 being cation and pointed out in the claims. rigidly secured to the bracket 12 and the In the accompanying drawings which are member 13 being designed to move longitumade a part of this application, we have dinally on the member 141. Secured to the shown the preferred form of our invention. under side of the member 13 is a stop pin 15, In said drawings :Figure 1 is a plan view said pin being disposed in the slots 8 and 9 in of our improved shutter and attachments the plates 2 and 3 so that when the member therefor shown in position to take time ex- 13 is moved upwardly or downwardly upon posures, the camera frame being shown in the member 14, the shutter will be opened or section, and with the shutter closed. Fig. 2 closed. is a similar view showing the shutter open as A' tube 16 is operatively connected to the when taking a time exposure. Fig. 3 is a member 14 and extends through an opening similar view to Fig. 1 showing the parts adin the frame 1 and has at its outer end a com justed to take a snap-shot. Fig. 4 is a view pression bulb 17 by which means the movesimilar to Fig. 3 showing the position of the ment of the member 13'is controlled. Rotaparts after an instantaneous exposure has tably mounted in the frame 1 and in line with been made. Fig. 5 is a vertical central secthe meeting point of the plates 2 and 3 is a tional view through the shutter and the adshaft 18, said shaft being provided on its injacent parts of the camera. Fig. 6 is a transner end with an elongated link member 19 verse sectional view of the shutter and the j and at its outer end with a controlling hanadjacent parts of the camera. Fig. 7 is a dle 20. Movably mounted in the link 19 and view similar to Fig. 5 showing the parts on an j disposed across the members 2 and 8 is a enlarged scale. Fig. 8 is a plan view of the shaft 21, said shaft being reduced at its oppotime controlling lever and the adjacent parts site ends to form spindles 22 and 23 upon of the camera frame, and, Fig. 9 is a perspecwhich are rotatably mounted wheels 24 and tive view of the camera frame showing parts 25 respectively, said wheels being operathereof in dotted lines. tively connected to springs 26 and 27 respec- Referring to the figures by numerals of tively, said springs being disposed around reference, 1 indicates the usual frame or the shaft 21 and having their inner ends conhousing for the camera which may be connected to collars 28, one of which is disposed structed in any preferred. shape and of any on each side of the link 19. The outward pivotally securing said plates 2 and 3 to said movement of the wheels 24 and is limited bymeans of steps 29 and respectively which are adjustably secured to the spindles 22 and 23. The wheels 24 and 25 are normally disposed into engagement with semi-circular openings 31. and 32 in the plates 2 and 3 re spectively, the object of which will be hereinafter set forth. Each of the plates 2 and 3 is provided with a tension spring 33, one end of which is secured to the adjoining plate and the opposite end to a convenient point of the frame 1, the object of said springs being to assist in operating the plates when an exposure is being made.

By disposing the shaft 21 above the pivot point of the shutters 2 and 3, it will be seen that when said shutters are opened as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings the openings 31 and 32 will be in a lower plane than when the shutters are closed as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawing, thereby causing the shaft to assume a lower horizontal plane when the shutters are opened and for this reason we have provided the link 19 with an elongated slot so that when the shutters are. closed the shaft 21 will rest in the upper end of the slot and when the shutters are opened the shaft will be carried to the lower end of the slot thereby retaining the wheels 24 and 25 in the semicircular openings 31 and 32 at all times when the camera is being used for taking a time ex posure.

In operation, when it is desired to make a time exposure, pressure is brought to bear upon the bulb 17 whereupon the member 13 will be directed upward upon the member 14 and through the medium of pin 15 extending into the slots 8 and 9, the plates 2 and 3 will be moveo apart until the openings 4 and 5 are disposed over the lenses 34 andv 35 respectively. When the plates 2 and 3 are thus disposed away from each other, the wheels 24 and 25 will be moved longitudinally on the spindles 22 and 23 until said wheels come in contact with the stops 29 and 30 at the end of said spindles, thereby limiting the movement of the plates 2 and 3 and disposing the openings 4 and 5 over the lenses 34 and 35. The tension of the springs 26 and 27 is partially overcome through the action of the tension springs 33 so that with the cooperation. of the telescoping members 13 and 14, the plates 2 and 3 are rapidly disposed in their open position. As soon as the pressure upon the bulb 17 is released, the contraction of the springs 26 and 27 will return the plates 2 and 3 to their closed posi tion, the tension of the springs 26 and 27 being sufiicient to overcome the tension upon the springs 33. It will readily be understood that the time of the exposure can be controlled by retaining the pressure upon the bulb 17, the action of the air upon the members 13 and 14 and the tension of the springs 33 being great enough to overcome the tension of the springs26 and 27 and to hold said plates in their open position.

hen it is desired to make an instantaneous exposure, the shaft 18 is partially rotated by means of the crank 20, thereby disposing the shaft 21 to the position shown in Figs. 3 and 4 of the drawings, moving the wheels 24 and 25 out of engagement with the semicircular openings 31 and 32 so that the plates 2 and 3 will be relieved. of the tension of the springs 26 and 27 and allowing them to move more freely apart. As the plates 2 and 3 are being opened or moved away from each other, and the openings 4 and 5 have reached a point adjacent to the lenses 34 and 35, the wheel 25 will have passed from oil the plate 3 and the wheel 24 moved into an oblong opening 36, thereby removing the pressure from off said plates 2 and 3 whereupon. the springs 33 and the air pressure in the members 13 and 14 will cause said shutters to be moved rapidly across the faces of the lenses 34 and 35, the openings 4 and 5 being disposed beyond the lenses 34 and 35 as clearly shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings. hen the device is thus used for instantaneous exposures, the pin 15 travels the full length of the slots 8 and 9 thereby imparting a greater movement to the plates 2 and 3 than would be possible when using said parts for time exposures owing to the fact that when the shaft 21 is disposed as shown in Figs. 3 and 4 the stops do not operate to limit the movement of said plates.

l/Vhen the shaft 21 has been turned to the position shown in Figs. 3 and 4 of the drawings thereby removing the tension of the springs 26 and 27 from the shutters the springs 33 are prevented from opening the shutters by means of the pin 15, the tension of the springs 33 not being suflicient to raise the telescoping member 13 thereby holding the shutters in their closed position. until such time as air is directed against the telescoping member 13 by pressing the bulb 17.

After the exposure has been made, the pressure is released from off the bulb 17 and the suction caused by said bulb assuming its normal position will dispose the shutters toward each other and the rod 21 is again moved to its horizontal position and the plates 2 and 3 held in their normal closed position until such time as it is desired to make another exposure.

To enable the operator to ascertain when the shaft 21 is properly disposed to take a time or instantaneous exposures, the face of the camera is provided at one point with the letter T and at another point with the letter I so that when the crank 20 is registering with the letter T, it will be readily understood that it will take a time exposure and when said crank is registering with the letter I an instantaneous exposure will be made.

In Fig. 9 of the drawings we have shown our perferred form of camera, said camera being divided into compartments by means of a centrally disposed partition 37, said partition extending from the front end of the camera to a point near the rear end thereof. One edge of the frame 1 is also provided with a door 38 through which the plate frame 39 is inserted while one end of the frame is provided with a door 40 whereby access may be had to a ground-glass through which the object bring photographed may be seen and by which means the camera may be properly focused.

What I claim is z- 1. In a device of the class described, the combination with a camera frame having lenses therein; of plates pivotally secured to said frame and having openings therein, proj ections at the lower ends of said plates, said projections having elongated slots, means cooperating with said slots to open said plates, and additional means to control the movement of said plates.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination with a camera frame; of plates pivotally mounted upon said frame and having openings therein adapted to register with lenses carried by the frame, and means to simultaneously move said plates toward or from each other.

3. In a device of the class described, the combination with a frame having lenses therein; of plates pivotally mounted upon said frame and hinged together at their lower ends, said plates having openings therein adapted to register with the lenses in the frame, a shaft disposed across the face of said plates, means carried by said shaft to limit the movement of said plates, and additional means carried by said shaft to return said plates to their normal closed position.

4. In a device of the class described, the combination with a frame having lenses therein; of plates hinged together at their lower ends and pivotally secured to said frame, means to rotate said plates on their pivot and dispose openings in said plates over said lenses, a shaft rotatably mounted in said frame, a link at the inner end of said shaft, a horizontally disposed shaft mounted in said link, spindles at the outer ends of said shaft. wheels mounted upon said spindles, means to normally hold said wheels at 'the inner ends of said spindles, and means at the outer end of said spindles to limit the outward movement of said wheels whereby the move ment of said plates in one direction will be limited.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

I/VILLIAM T. BARBER. CHARLIE C. BARBER.

Witnesses:

It. A. POTTS, E. R. CRowELL. 

